Tamburello, Friar Dennis. "The Legal Drinking Age Exacerbates Underage Drinking." Should the Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered? Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. At Issue. Rpt. from "Clean and Sober." Timesunion.com 15 July 2006. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2013.
Friar Tamburello points out that underaged drinking, as much of an issue as it is, is not something that a legal drinking age has made less of an issue. The problem is in the drinking culture of the many who do drink excessively over the legal drinking age. Responsible drinking is something that needs to be taught through example over time. This is not helped by the legal drinking age which has caused nothing but rebellion from young adults. If young adults cannot drink then how could they possibly learn to drink responsibly? Damaging your body is a moral issue according to Friar Tamburello, who points out that is has been shown that excessive drinking over time can have seriously damaging effects on the body. He says it is evil to do such a thing to your own body. Although there is a bit of bias in this article, the author does give a sound argument against the way underaged drinking is handled. This article can be useful in making a case against the law prohibiting drinking under the age of 21.
Dennis Tamburello is a Franciscan friar and a professor of religious studies at Siena College, in Loudonville, New York. Not necessarily the most credible source but he must be a knowledgable man if he's a professor at Siena College.
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